COURSE CODE: 8002

Introduction to Agriscience

SCED Code: 18001
Virginia Extended Description: 6
Suggested Grade Level: 6
Duration: 6 Weeks
Prerequisite: None
OSHA Compliance Required?: No
CTSO: FFA
Non-Traditional?: F

Middle school students develop an awareness of the relationships between agriculture and science. Major concepts covered in the course include awareness of agriculture, the world of work, agribusiness careers, human relations, and scientific principles applied in agriculture. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.

Notes

Competencies within this course ensure compliance with the National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendments Act (Public Law 116-7). Through this legislation, students are provided opportunities for leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.
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Career Clusters

Pathway Occupation
Agribusiness Systems
  • Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
  • Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
  • Sales Managers
  • Economists
Animal Systems
  • Animal Breeders
  • Animal Scientists
  • Veterinarians
  • Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
  • Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
Environmental Service Systems
  • Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Food Products & Processing Systems
  • Biochemists and Biophysicists
  • Food Scientists and Technologists
Natural Resources Systems
  • Fish and Game Wardens
  • Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians
  • Microbiologists
Plant Systems
  • Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
  • Floral Designers
  • Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
  • Soil and Plant Scientists
  • Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
Power, Structural, & Technical Systems
  • Agricultural Engineers
  • Agricultural Equipment Operators
  • Machinists
  • Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

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